10 must-read SFF books to cuddle up with this November
By Lacy Baugher
Find Me Their Bones – Sara Wolf
The sequel to Bring Me Their Hearts continues the story of a Heartless named Zara, an immortal unaging girl bound to the service of the witch who possesses her heart. Sent to claim the heart of the prince in return for her own freedom, Zara ultimately comes to care for him, betrays him and sacrifices her own life in the process.
In Find Me Their Bones, Zara must deal with the consequences of her choice. A prisoner in the king’s castle, she basically awaits the moment in which the witch she’s bound to decides to destroy her heart – and end her life. After all, what good is she now, when everyone knows what she is?
But this is the middle book in a trilogy, so you know there’s more to the story.
Zara is given another chance at life as a Heartless – and perhaps even freedom – if she can manage to tame a deadly creature. (And maybe win her way back into Prince Lucien’s good graces at the same time.)
The official synopsis describes a dangerous new mission, of both the romantic and magical variety.
"In order to protect Prince Lucien d’Malvane’s heart, Zera had to betray him. Now, he hates the sight of her. Trapped in Cavanos as a prisoner of the king, she awaits the inevitable moment her witch severs their magical connection and finally ends her life. But fate isn’t ready to give her up just yet. With freedom coming from the most unlikely of sources, Zera is given a second chance at life as a Heartless. But it comes with a terrible price. As the king mobilizes his army to march against the witches, Zera must tame an elusive and deadly valkerax trapped in the tunnels underneath the city if she wants to regain her humanity. Winning over a bloodthirsty valkerax? Hard. Winning back her friends before war breaks out? A little harder. But a Heartless winning back Prince Lucien’s heart? The hardest thing she’s ever done."
Find Me Their Bones is available on November 5.